Definition of first name
: the name that stands first in one's full name
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Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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He was first named Louisville's acting athletic director in October after the school suspended and later fired Tom Jurich in the wake of revelations from the FBI's investigation into corruption in college basketball recruiting.
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Customers could barely fit in the front door, said Sarah, a bartender who asked to be identified only by her first name.
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The leader of the five-member boy band 100% since its debut in 2012, Seo Min-woo -- who went by his first name professionally -- also pursued acting.
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Skylar met her best friend Annie in fourth grade (who asked me to identify her by her first name in order to avoid association with the murder trial).
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Almost immediately after O’Rourke’s win was announced, Cruz launched a radio ad attacking the fact that O’Rourke’s first name isn’t legally Beto, but is in fact Robert.
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Most of the women quoted were anonymous, or referred to only by their first name.
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The top of the diamond is the first letter of the first name, in a slightly bigger font, and the bottom of the diamond is the first letter of the last name, in the same, bigger font.
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As for how the couple picked their son’s first name, Carroll said back in high school their classmates said her husband looked like actor Heath Ledger.
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First Known Use of first name
14th century
first name Synonyms
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appellation, denomination, designation;
cognomen, denotation, epithet, handle, nickname, sobriquet (also soubriquet), title;
FIRST NAME Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of first name for English Language Learners
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: the name that comes first in someone's full name
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